Re: "why appoint anyone to the department if he is going to shut it down"

There has to be a fighter in that role to take on the likes of this bridge troll...

She on the mothball crew!

So the President and Secretary of Education of the US both performed at Wrestlemania 23.

Bulldog73 said:

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Vince's ex???

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Actually they are still married

Never forget the WWE storyline where Vince McMahon and his on screen mistress pushed a catatonic Linda McMahon around in a wheelchair for months.

Now the same lady is Secretary of Education.

2024 keeps delivering, hit after hit.

You know that's not real right? It's basically a live TV drama.

Reagan was an actor too - didn't seem to hurt his judgement

Not related directly to his cabinet of course but more of these vermin resigning before he even gets into office is great, and will remove the obstacles to cleaning places like the CIA up.

Bye bye 👋 https://t.co/CPKxBa6K39

— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) November 20, 2024

The dripping hubris of these swampy idiots to think it's some sort of threat or relevant action that they are going to choose to quit and get out of the swamp. It's amazing how much they are oblivious that they are just saving the taxpayers billions in paperwork alone!!! Quit WGAF

Does anyone thinks it's coincidental that the upper level bureaucrats all flock to the same firms like King & Spalding where Russiagate 2016 actors are all parked as well will be Wray when he resigns. Yates, Rosenstein, and Christie are all there, Perkins Coie and WilmerHale same deal.

Thousands of workers from the Biden-Harris admin now looking to come in and make whatever problem you got at your company worse.

Matthew Whitaker, the acting AG in Trump's last term is the NATO ambassador

Bongino name still being thrown out there.

BREAKING: President-elect Donald Trump considers Dan Bongino for U.S. Secret Service Director - CNN pic.twitter.com/4nzPwXiNST

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 20, 2024

I keep waiting for his name to be called. Fingers crossed, though I think he'd be making a big financial sacrifice.

Let your voices be heard. We can show Trump that you support Dan Bongino as USSS Director.

If you want Dan Bongino to be the Director of the Secret Service, put a “👍” in the comments! pic.twitter.com/gNBYk618uy

— Charlie Kirk 🇺🇸 NEWS (@CharlieKNews) November 20, 2024

I like Bongino, but wasn't he just a field agent, does he have the managerial experience for this position?

That said he is obviously more qualified than the last hack and her replacement.

Yeah he wasn't a 'manager' but he's had a successful career managing/growing a good size business at this point and has paid close attention to some of the silliness inside the USSS so I think he is probably more/as qualified than anyone else to truly come in and gut it with an eye to actually providing effective protection.

He's definitely brash (Brooklyn type) but I don't doubt his intelligence and commitment to try to substantially 'fix' the thing if he accepts the position. It really shouldn't be/isn't a partisan issue, but the USSS is utterly broken and needs to be completely overhauled, imho.

JFABNRGR said:

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I like Bongino, but wasn't he just a field agent, does he have the managerial experience for this position?

That said he is obviously more qualified than the last hack and her replacement.

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He was just a field agent but he has described in detail how the USSS wastes most of their budget on activities that do not contribute to their primary mission of protecting POTUS, VP, and other protectees. He has advocated for removing ancillary missions to investigate matters that are relics from when USSS was under the Department of the Treasury. He's give more thought to how the USSS should be run and organized than anyone else I have heard or read.

For a 'perish the thought' moment, consider how horrible a Harris administration cabinet coulda been:


I mean, Trump's not picking a perfect cabinet, but scroll thru some of the names politico 'hinted' at as likely considerations and wow, thank goodness Americans made their voices heard this time.

nortex97 said:

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Not related directly to his cabinet of course but more of these vermin resigning before he even gets into office is great, and will remove the obstacles to cleaning places like the CIA up.

Bye bye 👋 https://t.co/CPKxBa6K39

— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) November 20, 2024

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is that Steve- before he became "Robin"?

Rubio is facing a complete overhaul of Foggy Bottom. Won't be easy.

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Californian Republican Darrell Issa, who is in the running to be the next chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, is demanding straight answers from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

As a Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I write to you regarding reports of official post-election State Department therapy and listening sessions. I am concerned that the Department is catering to federal employees who are personally devastated by the normal functioning of American democracy through the provision of government-funded mental health counseling because Kamala Harris was not elected President of the United States.

Instead, on November 5, the American people resoundingly elected Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States a decisive repudiation of four years of failed Biden-Harris foreign policy. It is disturbing that ostensibly nonpartisan government officials would suffer a personal meltdown over the results of a free and fair election, something the United States champions around the world. It is unacceptable that the Department accommodates this behavior and subsidizes it with taxpayer dollars.
Furthermore, the mere fact that the Department is hosting these sessions raises significant questions about the willingness of its personnel to implement the lawful policy priorities that the American people elected President Trump to pursue and implement. The Trump Administration has a mandate for wholesale change in the foreign policy arena, and if foreign service officers cannot follow through on the American people's preferences, they should resign and seek a political appointment in the next Democrat administration.

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The Free Beacon reported a week after the election that the State Department was paying for the equivalent of political grief counseling as the pro-Hamas faction came to grips with the fact that it was no longer calling the shots.

The State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, which oversees American diplomacy in the war-torn Middle East, also held a group discussion Friday with assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs Barbara Leaf and acting undersecretary for political affairs John Bass, according to three sources briefed on the matter.

One source described the meeting as a "cry session" over Trump's victory, which is likely to usher in wholesale change at Foggy Bottom. Officials in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs have been working for months to sanction the Jewish government and withhold critical arms shipments, alleging Israel is not doing enough to provide humanitarian aid in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. They are said to have discussed the difficulty of Trump's victory and urged employees to share their feelings in private settings.

"For four years, within the rank and file, there has been an over emphasis on people's feelings, often with a college campus-like fervor, rather than the work of advancing America's interests," one U.S. official with knowledge of the meetings told the Free Beacon.

"This meeting was hopefully the last gasp of that," the source said, adding that there is "lots to unfk" at the State Department after four years of the Biden-Harris administration.

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nortex97 said:

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For a 'perish the thought' moment, consider how horrible a Harris administration cabinet coulda been:


I mean, Trump's not picking a perfect cabinet, but scroll thru some of the names politico 'hinted' at as likely considerations and wow, thank goodness Americans made their voices heard this time.

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Frightening!

nortex97 said:

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I keep waiting for his name to be called. Fingers crossed, though I think he'd be making a big financial sacrifice.

Let your voices be heard. We can show Trump that you support Dan Bongino as USSS Director.

If you want Dan Bongino to be the Director of the Secret Service, put a “👍” in the comments! pic.twitter.com/gNBYk618uy

— Charlie Kirk 🇺🇸 NEWS (@CharlieKNews) November 20, 2024

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No way he's leaving his lucrative podcast.

🚨 NEW: Kelly Loeffler, former Georgia Senator and wife of Jeff Sprecher, Founder of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) which owns the NYSE, is set to become Trump’s new Secretary of Agriculture. pic.twitter.com/QVBXuqYrUz

— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) November 22, 2024

Meh. Would have preferred Devin Nunes there.

Not my favorite for that spot, but maybe? I didn't think I'd like Trumps policies when he got elected the 1st time so....

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Harris' record suggests a willingness to build on Biden's health policy priorities and, in some cases, potentially be more aggressive, including on abortion rights and lowering
drug costs.

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Thank Heavens Trump won't appoint a pro-abortion and pro-regulation on drug prices guy to HHS!

🚨 #BREAKING: President-elect Trump names Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as U.S. Surgeon General.

"She is committed to ensuring that Americans have access to affordable, quality healthcare, and believes in empowering individuals to take charge of their health to live longer, healthier… pic.twitter.com/wpHEcD8ptd

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 23, 2024

BREAKING: Trump nominates Russell Vought for Director of the U.S. Office of Management & Budget.

Vought served this same position in Trump's 1st term.

He was also a co-author of "Project 2025." pic.twitter.com/3NULVqQoSY

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 23, 2024

BREAKING: Trump nominates Russell Vought for Director of the U.S. Office of Management & Budget.

Vought served this same position in Trump's 1st term.

He was also a co-author of "Project 2025." pic.twitter.com/3NULVqQoSY

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 23, 2024

🚨 NEW: President Trump announces the appointment of Alex Wong as Principal Deputy National Security Advisor and that @SebGorka will return to the Trump administration as Senior Director for Counterterrorism. pic.twitter.com/e6RozbZIer

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 23, 2024

#BREAKING: Trump nominates Marty Makary as FDA Commissioner.

Trump says Makary will work with RFK to investigate "harmful chemicals poisoning" the food supply and drugs to address the chronic disease epidemic. pic.twitter.com/dS655PjTxJ

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 23, 2024

Nesheiwat is horrible pick.

She was a Faucist.

All in on masks, shots, staying home, etc. etc. etc. Pushed the "hospitals are out of beds" lie more than just a few times. And she went along with it well beyond 2020.

She also believed in forced masking in schools and giving the shots to kids.

Might as well have just nominated Fauci.

aggiehawg said:

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🚨 NEW: Kelly Loeffler, former Georgia Senator and wife of Jeff Sprecher, Founder of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) which owns the NYSE, is set to become Trump’s new Secretary of Agriculture. pic.twitter.com/QVBXuqYrUz

— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) November 22, 2024

Meh. Would have preferred Devin Nunes there.

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Lots of folks on X upset over this possibility. Situationally reads like the appointment was brokered as part of a her husband selling his crypto firm to Trump and that she's an empty suit for Wall Street and big Ag.

RFK fans seem particularly concerned this would neuter half his initiative (food and health).

🚨 NEW: President Trump announces the nomination of @MartyMakary as FDA Commissioner. pic.twitter.com/cFUTU3Tbkw

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 23, 2024

Lisa Murkowski is a communist and must be kicked out of the GOP for treason.

— AmericanRebel (@AmericanRebble) November 22, 2024

Bad words.

Rapier108 said:

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Nesheiwat is horrible pick.

She was a Faucist.

All in on masks, shots, staying home, etc. etc. etc. Pushed the "hospitals are out of beds" lie more than just a few times. And she went along with it well beyond 2020.

She also believed in forced masking in schools and giving the shots to kids.

Might as well have just nominated Fauci.

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Yep, he absolutely should have gone with Florida's Surgeon General Ladapo.

Yeah I am not a fan of hers. I'd like to think he'd run some of this stuff by Susie Wiles, JD Vance and RFK before making the decisions about nominees. Not entirely clear to me that is happening in all of the 'high profile' picks.

RFK Jr was never getting his agenda passed. Wiles was a lobbyist for big pharma and Monsanto. Follow the money.

Some of Chavez-DeRemer's positions

Trump’s Labor Secretary pick joined the Dems to sponsor:

(1) Amnesty for illegal aliens

(2) Forced unionization of private sector employees

(3) opposition to school choice

(4) expanded unionization of government employees

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) November 23, 2024